Lyrics Transatlantic - Aoife O'Donovan, Kris Drever

Transatlantic

[Verse 1: O’Donovan/
O’Donovan, Drever
You fell asleep with your head down
I fell asleep saying please
The banjos and fiddles played breakdowns
And we slept like babies
[Verse 2: O’Donovan/
O’Donovan, Drever
Out in the bar room you sang songs
Songs from another time
And when you got the words wrong
I woke up and sang your lines
O’Donovan, Drever
You take the high road — and I’ll take the low road
I’ll get there before you
We’ll make it to Scotland
Or have we forgotten what we’re going there for?
[Verse 3: O’Donovan/
O’Donovan, Drever
You fell in love with your hands out
Your hands made a peace sign
So I fell apart when you pulled out
We ought to try to try
O’Donovan, Drever
Everything’s broken around me
The heather dies when I pass
The sky looks like a foundry
Where my heart is metal cast